New Economics Party

The New Economics party is a political party in New Zealand. It was founded in September 2011[1] and advocates fundamental reform of the tax system, away from taxing labour, sales and enterprise and towards taxing land and other resources. It proposes a move away from bank-created money as interest-bearing debt towards money created by Treasury and spent into existence and an eco-system of currencies, including a domestic-only national currency and a variety of complementary currencies. It also proposes a Citizens Dividend.[2]

The party ran a single candidate in the 2011 election: Laurence Boomert in Wellington Central.[3][4] Boomert has previously stood for the Progressive Greens in 1996[5] and for the Greens in 1999.[6]

Its co-founder was Deirdre Kent, author of Healthy Money Healthy Planet –Developing Sustainability through New Money Systems, 2005.

It did not stand any candidates at the 2014 election, with Boomert standing instead for the Money Free Party.[7]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "About us". New Economics Party. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  2. ↑ "Summary of policies". New Economics party. 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  3. ↑ "Information for Voters in Wellington Central". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 2011-11-03. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
  4. ↑ "Wellington Central". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  5. ↑ "1996 Election Results: Party Lists of Unsuccessful Registered Parties". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  6. ↑ "1999 Election Results: Party List of Successful Registered Parties". New Zealand Electoral Commission. Retrieved 2011-11-09.
  7. ↑ "2014 Electorate Candidates". New Zealand Electoral Commission. 2014-08-27. Retrieved 2014-08-27.

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